Replay all 97 chess games from 1988–90 Candidates Matches (FIDE). This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about 1988–90 Candidates Matches (FIDE) →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988.??.?? |
Short, Nigel D
vs
Speelman, Jonathan S
|
0-1 | 40 | Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack | ROUND 4 |
| 1988.??.?? |
Speelman, Jonathan S
vs
Short, Nigel D
|
1/2-1/2 | 37 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1989.??.?? |
Hjartarson, Johann
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
1/2-1/2 | 15 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Delayed Exchange | ROUND 1 |
| 1989.??.?? |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Hjartarson, Johann
|
1-0 | 45 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Nb6 | ROUND 2 |
| 1989.??.?? |
Hjartarson, Johann
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
0-1 | 32 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov-Breyer-Zaitsev Hybrid | ROUND 3 |
| 1989.??.?? |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Hjartarson, Johann
|
1/2-1/2 | 39 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1989.??.?? |
Hjartarson, Johann
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
1/2-1/2 | 32 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 5 |
| 1989.01.31 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
1/2-1/2 | 104 | Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line | ROUND 1 |
| 1989.02.01 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 45 | Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1989.02.03 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
1-0 | 35 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Nb6 | ROUND 3 |
| 1989.02.04 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 62 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 4 |
| 1989.02.06 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
0-1 | 47 | Robatsch Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1989.02.08 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1-0 | 64 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1989.??.?? |
Jussupow, Artur
vs
Spraggett, Kevin
|
1/2-1/2 | 37 | Queen's Gambit Declined | ROUND 1 |
| 1989.??.?? |
Spraggett, Kevin
vs
Jussupow, Artur
|
1-0 | 54 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 2 |
| 1989.??.?? |
Jussupow, Artur
vs
Spraggett, Kevin
|
1-0 | 42 | Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Endgame Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1989.??.?? |
Spraggett, Kevin
vs
Jussupow, Artur
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | King's Indian Attack | ROUND 4 |
| 1989.??.?? |
Jussupow, Artur
vs
Spraggett, Kevin
|
1/2-1/2 | 32 | Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1989.??.?? |
Spraggett, Kevin
vs
Jussupow, Artur
|
1/2-1/2 | 34 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1989.??.?? |
Jussupow, Artur
vs
Spraggett, Kevin
|
1/2-1/2 | 27 | Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1989.??.?? |
Spraggett, Kevin
vs
Jussupow, Artur
|
1/2-1/2 | 51 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense | ROUND 8 |
| 1989.??.?? |
Spraggett, Kevin
vs
Jussupow, Artur
|
0-1 | 50 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense | ROUND 9 |
| 1989.??.?? |
Jussupow, Artur
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
1/2-1/2 | 44 | Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1989.??.?? |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Jussupow, Artur
|
1/2-1/2 | 33 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1989.??.?? |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Jussupow, Artur
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1989.??.?? |
Jussupow, Artur
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
1-0 | 37 | Torre Attack: Classical Defense, Petrosian Gambit | ROUND 4 |
| 1989.??.?? |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Jussupow, Artur
|
1/2-1/2 | 46 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense, Main Line | ROUND 5 |
| 1989.??.?? |
Jussupow, Artur
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
0-1 | 61 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Capablanca Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1989.??.?? |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Jussupow, Artur
|
1-0 | 53 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1989.??.?? |
Jussupow, Artur
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
1/2-1/2 | 61 | Indian Defense: Knights Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1989.10.02 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Speelman, Jonathan S
|
1/2-1/2 | 61 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1989.10.03 |
Speelman, Jonathan S
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
0-1 | 31 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense | ROUND 2 |
| 1989.10.04 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Speelman, Jonathan S
|
1/2-1/2 | 47 | Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line | ROUND 3 |
| 1989.10.07 |
Speelman, Jonathan S
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
1/2-1/2 | 116 | Ruy Lopez: Open | ROUND 4 |
| 1989.10.08 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Speelman, Jonathan S
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | Dutch Defense: Fianchetto Attack | ROUND 5 |
| 1989.10.10 |
Speelman, Jonathan S
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
1/2-1/2 | 53 | Ruy Lopez: Open | ROUND 6 |
| 1989.10.14 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Speelman, Jonathan S
|
0-1 | 30 | Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1989.10.17 |
Speelman, Jonathan S
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
0-1 | 54 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Geller Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1990.03.08 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
0-1 | 36 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Flohr System | ROUND 1 |
| 1990.03.09 |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Indian Defense: West Indian Defense | ROUND 2 |
| 1990.03.11 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
1/2-1/2 | 61 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1990.03.13 |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
1-0 | 75 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1990.03.14 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
1/2-1/2 | 38 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 5 |
| 1990.03.18 |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
1/2-1/2 | 62 | Benoni Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1990.03.21 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 7 |
| 1990.03.23 |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
1-0 | 38 | Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet Line | ROUND 8 |
| 1990.03.26 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
0-1 | 56 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Flohr System | ROUND 9 |